Example sentences of "and it [vb past] [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its lights flickered at random and it made odd beeping noises . |
| 2 | The new consumer durables ( TV , washing machines , refrigerators ) were much in demand , and it made sound economic sense to enjoy the use and benefit of such things at once and pay for them out of rising real incomes . |
| 3 | It was adjacent to Saint Cloud , but it was of manageable proportions and it had great romantic charm . |
| 4 | Mephenesin was not a good drug : its effects were too short lived , and it had other unwanted effects . |
| 5 | The programme represented a departure from previous campaigns in that it concentrated on building belief in the ability to make decisions for oneself , and it used social cognitive theory techniques to ‘ inoculate ’ children against chronic self-doubt or learned helplessness . |